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  1. Summer of 2006

    carachel2 replied to CampRN04's topic in Camp

    Wow...I am jealous of the paid job ! I have accepted a one week camp nurse position at a camp in N.Carolina. I only wanted to be at this one camp and didn't look anywhere else, so I am fine with not...

  2. What else do I need to do re: training and ? about kids ...

    carachel2 posted a topic in Camp

    I will be applying to a few camps for next summer. I have been an RN for 11 years, 2 in CCU and then 8 in cardiac rehab. I have recently made the switch to the ER. We do get a few peds cases, but a...

  3. What else do I need to do re: training and ? about kids ...

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Camp

    Wow ! Thank you Marybeth for such an informative post. I TRULY appreciate you taking the time to type all of that out. I feel good about my decision to do the one week camp...especially with DD being...

  4. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, it is not something I will repeatedly put up with. I have to say that a lot of the time I am just SO shocked I am left speechless. I also refuse to stoop to their level of unprofessionalism by...

  5. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess I'm glad that you are so tough and all but put yourself in my place of being completely new in this department. I am almost like a new grad in many aspects. Sitting in an office for ten years...

  6. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ooops....I think you misread the post. The !@#$@#$ curse words were my frustration inserted. He did not curse, but did use a sarcastic tone and remark in the presence of a

  7. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For every one doc who does this, there are five who do not. But as I am poitning out, the one doc who does it can make your day MISERABLE. I think the main point is to figure out how to deal with the...

  8. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks again for those who posted to me last night. I wanted to add another comment (same Dr.) that happened last weekend. We had a patient who had an acute mental status change (although with a...

  9. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you everyone for your thoughts...I've been considering all of them. I *totally* don't mind kind hearted bantering and it fact welcome it as I consider it a sign of mutual respect. I think a lot...

  10. How do I request accountability and mentoring from staff?

    carachel2 replied to ccccc's topic in Emergency

    Good preceptors are TRAINED to do so and ought to receive extra $$ per shift for precepting. It is a huge mistake to believe any seasoned RN (no matter how good they are) is cut out for precepting....

  11. What else do I need to do re: training and ? about kids ...

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Camp

    I never thanked you for replying...thanks for such an informative post. I have accepted a position at Camp Crestridge (in NC) for one week. This is our first time at camp, so one week sounded like a...

  12. Lasix and Foley for female patients..automatic ?

    carachel2 posted a topic in Emergency

    We had a busy, but not crazy day in the ED on NY. I had two ladies who were in CHF and were given IV lasix in the ER. Both of these ladies were semi-mobile, but needed a bit of assist in getting up to...

  13. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    carachel2 replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    No..not accurate at all. We barely have time to pee yet less contemplate sex in the supply room

  14. Keep your brown Office Depot bag from Sunday's paper...

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Wow...that is crazy ! Our nursing department/building has two huge computer labs with 4 monster laser printers per computer. They print double sided pages at lightning speeds. I've always taken it for...

  15. Keep your brown Office Depot bag from Sunday's paper...

    carachel2 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Office Depot is having a 15% off sale for everything you can fit in the brown bag. I don't even want to think about how many ink jet cartridges I used last semester and that is WITH going to campus to...

  16. Keep your brown Office Depot bag from Sunday's paper...

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hmmm...definitely will give it some thought. We just totally refurnished the office, new computer, desks, EVERYTHING in preparation for my return to grad school. I'm thinking I'll lay low for awhile...

  17. Postpartum Cardiomyopathy

    carachel2 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, there is some debate about this but you won't find any in literature. PPCM in general is a VERY under researched phenomenan. The possibility of a genetic link is just now being investigated....

  18. Postpartum Cardiomyopathy

    carachel2 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi there...I was just browsing your forum and saw this post. I am a cardiac nurse who also had peripartum cardiomyopathy. I also am an active participant on a PPCM website as well. There are a few...

  19. Nervous:EP Studies

    carachel2 replied to ctunurse's topic in Cardiac

    Let us know how things go. It is good to be a nurse in a lot of ways and then harder in some....this is one of those situations. You should definitely get this taken care of before you consider...

  20. FNP Online

    carachel2 replied to MikeyJ's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The programs in my area offer a nice mix of both. Almost all of the basics (pharm, research, theory, patho,etc.) have an on-campus option OR online. I prefer online. I can drop my daughter off at...

  21. How many hours a day do you study? Anyone have any disabilities-physical or learning

    carachel2 replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think 3 hours/DAY per three credit course is a lot more

  22. How many hours a day do you study? Anyone have any disabilities-physical or learning

    carachel2 replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Three hours a WEEK ???? I cannot imagine making even a passing grade in a class on three hours a week. We were told that a full time course load of three classes/semester was like working a full-time...

  23. Nervous:EP Studies

    carachel2 replied to ctunurse's topic in Cardiac

    hey there ! i am a cardiac nurse who also had to have an ablation for av nodal re-entry svt. i was fine with it until the night before when i started envisioning a burned out myocardium, tamponade,...

  24. Lasix and Foley for female patients..automatic ?

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    Wow...that is interesting. Back to your original point about me ditching tasks off to the tech..your original post makes it sound like you think I was sitting on my butt wishing I had a tech to do my...

  25. Lasix and Foley for female patients..automatic ?

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    I don't and never have relied on techs to do my work. They are a nice extender for tasks that can be delegated and they sure come in handy to get the lady onto the bs commode while I am going with my...